Solaris > Add / Install new software packages

last updated in Categories News

Package can be install from CDROM, Network i.e. NFS or downloading from Internet and then add it to system, or from existing location such as /var/spool/pkg directory if frequently required packages are copied to this location.

Solaris: Adding package from CDROM
1) Mount cdrom

2) To add or install GNU tar package from Solaris CD use command
# pkgadd -d /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_9/Product SUNWgtar

Where,
-d /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_9/Product: Specify package directory
SUNWgtar: Package name

Solaris: Adding packages to spool directory and then install them
1) Copy package to /var/spool/pkg directory first:
# pkgadd -d /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_9/Product -s /var/spool/pkg SUNWgtar
Transferring package instance

Where,
-d /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_9/Product: Specify package directory
-s /var/spool/pkg : Directory in which package will get stored
SUNWgtar: Package name

2) Install the packages copied to spool directory
# pkgadd SUNWgtar

Solaris: Install downloaded package
1) If your package is in .bz2 format then first uncompress it using bunzip2 command:
# bunzip2 Packagname.bz2

2) Install package:
# pkgadd –d Packagname

Note .bz2 extension will automatically removed by first command.

For example if your package name is SFWqt.bz2
# buzip2 SFWqt.bz2
# pkgadd –d SFWqt

Posted by: Vivek Gite

The author is the creator of nixCraft and a seasoned sysadmin, DevOps engineer, and a trainer for the Linux operating system/Unix shell scripting. Get the latest tutorials on SysAdmin, Linux/Unix and open source topics via RSS/XML feed or weekly email newsletter.

11 comment

  1. Hi.

    # pkgadd –d SFWqt

    When is allowed not to use
    directory name with -d option?

    — package located in a current directory or
    there is some other exception ?

    How generally pkgadd interprets -d option with or without directory name –
    when only package name is listed?

    Thanks

  2. pkgadd –d SFWqt

    It means package is in current directory which was downloaded from ftp/http sites

    1. by this we get an error. if we want to use d option then we use . option it show that we are use the current location directory

  3. if you want to use the current directory use ( . ) dot after -d option. then it recognizes to look in current directory

  6. well that is good for zipped files what about .pkg downloaded from internet? How can i install it?

  8. if i want to add additional software….same method is enough or any difference….how i execute that softwares

    Have a question? Post it on our forum!